/* Carol Publishing — base/desktop styles */

:root {
  --navy: #14243a;
  --navy-deep: #0e1a2a;
  --navy-soft: #253a56;
  --ivory: #f7f3ea;
  --paper: #fffdfa;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --ink: #25282d;
  --muted: #676d74;
  --gold: #a98249;
  --gold-light: #d6be96;
  --burgundy: #733742;
  --sage: #738174;
  --line: #ddd7cc;
  --line-dark: rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  --shadow: 0 28px 80px rgba(13,25,41,.13);
  --serif: "Forum", serif;
  --sans: "DM Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  --max: 1240px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
/* overflow-x:hidden lives on <html> (the root/viewport), not on <main> or any other
   in-page wrapper. Setting it on an ordinary element always forces its overflow-y to
   "auto" too (a mandatory CSS coupling rule — explicitly writing overflow-y:visible next
   to it does NOT override this), which turns that element into its own scroll container
   and breaks position:sticky for every descendant (.about-image, .why-sticky) because
   sticky then sticks relative to that inner container instead of the real page. The root
   element is exempt: overflow set there propagates to the viewport itself rather than
   creating a nested scroll box, so it clips horizontal overflow without taking sticky
   down with it. */
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: hidden; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
img {display: block;}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
button, input, select, textarea { font: inherit; }
button { color: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--gold-light); color: var(--navy-deep); }

.narrow { width: min(900px, calc(100% - 64px)); margin: 0 auto; }
.section {padding: 120px 0;/* background: var(--ivory); */} section{ overflow-x: hidden; }
section.section_about{overflow-x: visible;}
.section-sm { padding: 78px 0; }
.section-ivory {background: white;}
.section-navy {background: #14243a;color: rgba(255,255,255,.82);}
.pre-footer-cta { position:relative; overflow:hidden; isolation:isolate; }
.pre-footer-cta-video { position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; z-index:0; }
.pre-footer-cta::before {content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;background: #251600e0;}
.pre-footer-cta .narrow { position:relative; z-index:2; }
/* Small unread-style notification badge on the "Chat With Us" CTA, nudging it apart from
   the other two plain buttons in this row. */
.chat-cta { position:relative; overflow:visible; }
.chat-cta-badge {
  position:absolute; top:-9px; right:-9px; width:20px; height:20px; border-radius:50%;
  background:#e14b4b; color:#fff; font-size:.68rem; font-weight:700; line-height:1;
  display:grid; place-items:center; box-shadow:0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.section-navy h2, .section-navy h3, .section-navy h4 { color: var(--white); }

h1, h2, h3, h4, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; color: var(--navy-deep); }
h1 {font-size: 90px;line-height: 1;letter-spacing: -.045em;margin-bottom: 28px;}
h2 {font-size: 60px;line-height: 1;letter-spacing: -.035em;margin-bottom: 0px;}
h3 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 3.05rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.025em; margin-bottom: 18px; }
h4 { font-size: 1rem; margin: 0 0 12px; }
p { color: var(--muted); }
.section-navy p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.lead {font-size: clamp(1.04rem, 1.4vw, 1.10rem);line-height: 1.78;}
.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 28px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.eyebrow.light { color: var(--gold-light); }
.kicker { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; }

.btn {
  min-height: 54px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 0 25px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: .82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .075em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .24s ease, background .24s ease, border-color .24s ease, color .24s ease;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: #fff; }
.btn-gold { background: var(--gold); color: #fff; }
.btn-gold:hover { background: #95713e; }
.btn-outline { border-color: rgba(20,36,58,.32); color: var(--navy); background: transparent; }
.btn-outline:hover { border-color: var(--navy); }
.btn-light { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.42); color: #fff; background: transparent; }
.btn-light:hover {border-color: var(--gold-light);color: #101010;}

/* Reusable hover treatment for filled buttons (btn-primary / btn-gold) sitting on a dark
   background: on hover the fill drops out, leaving a white outline + white text.
   Add "btn-hover-invert" alongside btn/btn-primary or btn/btn-gold wherever this is wanted. */
.btn-hover-invert:hover {
  background: transparent !important;
  border-color: #fff !important;
  color: #fff !important;
}
/* Inverse of btn-hover-invert — for a filled button (btn-gold/btn-primary) that should sit
   quietly outlined (white border, white text, no fill) on a dark background until hovered,
   then fill with the brand gold instead. Add "btn-hover-fill" alongside btn/btn-gold (or
   btn/btn-primary) wherever this is wanted. */
.btn-hover-fill {
  background: transparent !important;
  border-color: #fff !important;
  color: #fff !important;
}
.btn-hover-fill:hover {
  background: var(--gold) !important;
  border-color: var(--gold) !important;
  color: #fff !important;
}
.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .84rem;
  letter-spacing: .065em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(20,36,58,.25);
  width: fit-content;
}
.text-link:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }
.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
.fw-400 { font-weight: 400; }
.fw-500 { font-weight: 500; }
.fw-600 { font-weight: 600; }
/* Header */
.announcement {
  padding: 9px 0;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  font-size: .76rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-align: center;
}
.announcement strong { color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 600; }
.announcement { text-align: left; }
.announcement-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; }
.announcement-ticker {
  flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
}
.announcement-track { display: flex; width: max-content; animation: announcementScroll 38s linear infinite; }
.announcement-ticker:hover .announcement-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.announcement-set { display: flex; flex-shrink: 0; }
.announcement-set span { flex-shrink: 0; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 64px; position: relative; }
.announcement-set span::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: 28px; top: 50%; width: 5px; height: 5px; margin-top: -2.5px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold);
}
@keyframes announcementScroll { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
.announcement-social { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.announcement-social a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 26px; height: 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 50%; transition: .2s ease;
}
.announcement-social a:hover { border-color: var(--gold-light); background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); }
.announcement-social svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; stroke: rgba(255,255,255,.75); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; transition: .2s ease; }
.announcement-social a:hover svg { stroke: var(--gold-light); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .announcement-track { animation: none; } }
header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(255,253,250,.95);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(20,36,58,.09);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.nav-wrap { min-height: 88px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 28px; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.brand img { width: 58px; height: 58px; object-fit: contain; flex-shrink: 0; }
.brand-mark {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); display: grid; place-items: center;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1;
}
.brand-type { line-height: .9; color: var(--navy-deep); }
.brand-type strong { display: block; font-size: .96rem; letter-spacing: .23em; font-weight: 700; }
.brand-type span { display: block; margin-top: 7px; font-size: .62rem; letter-spacing: .32em; }
.desktop-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 25px; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 600; }
.desktop-nav > a, .nav-dropdown > button { transition: color .2s ease; }
.desktop-nav > a:not(.btn):hover, .nav-dropdown:hover > button { color: var(--gold); }
.nav-dropdown { position: relative; }
.nav-dropdown > button { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 24px 0; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; }
.dropdown-panel {
  position: absolute; left: -25px; top: calc(100% - 8px); width: 292px; padding: 12px;
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(8px); transition: .2s ease;
}
.nav-dropdown:hover .dropdown-panel { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; transform: translateY(0); }
.dropdown-panel a { display: block; padding: 10px 12px; color: var(--ink); font-size: .8rem; }
.dropdown-panel a:hover { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--navy); }
.nav-cta { margin-left: 5px; }
.menu-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; width: 46px; height: 46px; cursor: pointer; }
.menu-toggle span { display: block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background: var(--navy); margin: 6px auto; transition: .2s ease; }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Off-canvas mobile drawer — slides in from the left rather than dropping down, so it reads as
   a distinct navigation surface instead of a page-covering dropdown. Stays in the DOM (never
   display:none) once the mobile breakpoint is active so the transform transition can animate;
   .open only toggles position, not visibility. */
.mobile-menu-overlay {
  display: none; position: fixed; inset: 0; background: rgba(14,26,42,.55); z-index: 89;
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .35s ease;
}
.mobile-menu-overlay.open { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.mobile-menu {
  display: none; position: fixed; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: min(340px, 86vw); background: var(--paper);
  z-index: 90; overflow-y: auto; box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  transform: translateX(-100%); transition: transform .38s cubic-bezier(.22,.68,0,1);
}
.mobile-menu.open { transform: translateX(0); }
.mobile-menu-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 20px 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.mobile-menu-close {
  width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--navy); font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; transition: .2s ease;
}
.mobile-menu-close:hover { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: #fff; }
.mobile-menu-links { padding: 10px 24px 40px; }
.mobile-menu a { display: block; padding: 11px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.mobile-menu-social { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-top: 24px; }
.mobile-menu-social a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 38px; height: 38px; padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; transition: .2s ease;
}
.mobile-menu-social a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); background: var(--ivory); }
.mobile-menu-social svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; stroke: var(--navy); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; transition: .2s ease; }
.mobile-menu-social a:hover svg { stroke: var(--gold); }

/* Accordion sub-menus (Ghostwriting / Other Services) — collapsed by default, expand only when
   the arrow button is tapped, instead of always-visible inline links or a hover dropdown that
   doesn't work on touch. */
.mobile-accordion-toggle {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; width: 100%; border: 0; background: none;
  padding: 11px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer; text-align: left;
}
.mobile-accordion-arrow { width: 16px; height: 16px; flex-shrink: 0; stroke: var(--gold); fill: none; stroke-width: 2.4; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; transition: transform .3s ease; }
.mobile-accordion-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .mobile-accordion-arrow { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.mobile-sub {
  max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height .35s ease;
}
.mobile-menu .mobile-sub a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .88rem; padding: 11px 0 11px 18px; color: var(--muted); border-bottom: 0; }
.mobile-menu .mobile-sub a:last-child { padding-bottom: 4px; }

/* Staggered entrance — each row fades/slides in slightly after the last as the drawer opens,
   giving the menu a livelier feel than an instant show. Delay only applies while opening
   (.open), so closing stays snappy. */
.mobile-menu-links > * { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-14px); transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease; }
.mobile-menu.open .mobile-menu-links > * { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: .06s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: .1s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: .14s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: .18s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: .22s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: .26s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: .3s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: .34s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(9) { transition-delay: .38s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(10) { transition-delay: .42s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(11) { transition-delay: .46s; }
.mobile-menu-links > *:nth-child(12) { transition-delay: .5s; }

/* Hero */
.hero {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #f8f3e9;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero-video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: bottom;
  opacity: .78;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: saturate(.95) contrast(1.02);
}
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: rgb(20 36 58 / 93%);
}
.hero.contact-wrap-1::before {
  background: #251600e0;
}
.hero-inner {padding: 120px 0 120px;text-align: center;position: relative;z-index: 3;}
.hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 28px; color: #e6c48f; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.28); }
.hero h1 {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.34);
}
.hero h1 em {color: #e7bc79;font-style: normal;}
.hero-copy {
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: clamp(1.06rem, 1.5vw, 1.22rem);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.94);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.36);
}
.hero .actions {margin-top: 28px;}

/* Split hero variant for inner/service pages: text left, image right */
.hero-split { text-align:left; padding-top:96px; padding-bottom:96px; }
.hero-split .eyebrow { justify-content:flex-start; }
.hero-split h1 { margin-left:0; margin-right:0; }

/* Per-service identity marks — the one thing besides the background photo that changes
   on every service page: the number (01, 02, 03…) and this badge's icon + "x of y" text. */
.hero-service-index {
  position:absolute; z-index:0; top:-.1em; right:6%; font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(12rem, 22vw, 22rem); line-height:1; color:rgba(255,255,255,.05); pointer-events:none;
  user-select:none;
}
.hero-service-badge {
  display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin-bottom:20px; padding:6px 16px 6px 6px;
  border:1px solid rgba(214,190,150,.35); border-radius:999px; background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}
.hero-service-badge-icon {
  flex-shrink:0; width:26px; height:26px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--gold); display:grid; place-items:center;
}
.hero-service-badge-icon svg { width:13px; height:13px; stroke:#fff; fill:none; stroke-width:1.8; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.hero-service-badge span:last-child { font-size:.68rem; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--gold-light); }
.hero .btn-primary { background: #b58a4c; color: #fff; border-color:#b58a4c; }
.hero .btn-primary:hover { background: #c69a5a; border-color:#c69a5a; }
.hero .btn-outline {
  color:#fff; border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.72); background:rgba(14,26,42,.18);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}
.hero .btn-outline:hover { border-color:#fff; background:rgba(14,26,42,.34); }
.hero-note { margin-top: 18px; font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); text-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.35); }

.hero-checklist {
  display:grid; grid-template-rows:repeat(2, auto); grid-auto-flow:column; column-gap:36px; row-gap:14px;
  list-style:none; margin:28px 0 6px; padding:0; width:fit-content;
}
.hero-checklist li { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:11px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.9); font-size:.94rem; font-weight:500; }
.hero-check-icon {
  flex-shrink:0; width:22px; height:22px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--gold); display:grid; place-items:center;
}
.hero-check-icon svg { width:12px; height:12px; stroke:#fff; fill:none; stroke-width:2.6; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }

/* Light-section counterpart to .hero-checklist — same gold check icon, but dark text for
   placement on a plain white/light section rather than over a dark hero photo. Doubles as a
   way to round out a text column that would otherwise leave a lot of empty space next to a
   taller visual (or, as here, a form card) sharing its row. */
.about-checklist { list-style:none; margin:28px 0 0; padding:0; display:grid; gap:15px; }
.about-checklist li { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px; color:var(--ink); font-size:.95rem; font-weight:500; }

.hero-phone-cta {
  display:inline-flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:14px;
  margin-top: 0;
  transition:transform .2s ease;
  margin-left: 18px;
}
.hero-phone-cta:hover { transform:translateX(3px); }
.hero-phone-icon {
  flex-shrink:0; width:48px; height:48px; border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.32); border-radius:50%;
  display:grid; place-items:center; background:rgba(255,255,255,.05); transition:background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.hero-phone-icon svg { width:19px; height:19px; stroke:var(--gold-light); fill:none; stroke-width:1.5; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.hero-phone-cta:hover .hero-phone-icon { background:var(--gold); border-color:var(--gold); }
.hero-phone-cta:hover .hero-phone-icon svg { stroke:#fff; }
.hero-phone-cta small {
  display:block; font-size:.66rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.1em; color:rgba(255,255,255,.5);
  margin-bottom:2px;
}
.hero-phone-cta strong { display:block; font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:400; font-size:1.2rem; color:#fff; }

.hero-ornament {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; width: 560px; height: 560px; border: 1px solid rgba(231,188,121,.28); border-radius: 50%; right: -310px; top: 10px;
}
.hero-ornament::before, .hero-ornament::after { content:""; position:absolute; border:1px solid rgba(231,188,121,.18); border-radius:50%; }
.hero-ornament::before { inset: 54px; }
.hero-ornament::after { inset: 114px; }


/* Brands strip */
.brands-strip-list li{
  font-size: 20px;
}
.brands-strip{
  padding: 27px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #0000001c;
  background: #f8f3e9;
}

/* Continuous marquee: the track holds the list twice back-to-back and animates exactly
   -50% (one copy's width) so the loop point is seamless; overflow:hidden on the wrapper
   crops it to the column, and a soft edge mask fades the cut-off ends. */
.brands-marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
}
.brands-marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: brands-marquee-scroll 24s linear infinite;
}
.brands-marquee:hover .brands-marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.brands-marquee .brands-strip-list {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  gap: 56px;
  padding-right: 56px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@keyframes brands-marquee-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* Featured books */
.featured-books {padding: 80px 0 80px;background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f8f3e9 0%, var(--paper) 100%);}
.featured-books-intro { text-align:center; max-width:860px; margin:0 auto 34px; }
.featured-books-intro p {margin:0 auto;}
.featured-book-card {
  position:relative;
  background: #0e1a2a;
  border-radius: 0px;
  padding:0 0 18px;
  overflow:hidden;
  box-shadow:0 18px 34px rgba(14,26,42,.08);
  min-height:100%;
  transition: transform .4s ease, box-shadow .4s ease;
}
.featured-book-card:hover { transform:translateY(-10px); box-shadow:0 30px 54px rgba(14,26,42,.24); }
.featured-book-card::before {
  content:""; position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:150px; height:20px; background:#58c5cf; border-radius:18px 18px 0 0; opacity:.95;
  transition: height .4s ease, top .4s ease, box-shadow .4s ease, opacity .4s ease;
}
.featured-book-card:hover::before {
  height:26px; top:147px; opacity:1; box-shadow:0 0 22px 2px rgba(88,197,207,.55);
}
.featured-book-media { position:relative; z-index:2; padding:18px 22px 0; overflow:hidden; }
.featured-book-media img {
  width:100%; aspect-ratio: 2 / 3; object-fit:cover; background:#fff; border-radius:2px;
  box-shadow:0 14px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
  transition: transform .45s ease, box-shadow .45s ease;
}
.featured-book-card:hover .featured-book-media img { transform:scale(1.06); box-shadow:0 18px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.3); }
.featured-book-copy { position:relative; z-index:2; padding:18px 18px 4px; text-align:center; color:#fff; font-size:.82rem; line-height:1.45; }
.featured-book-copy strong { font-weight:700; }
.featured-book-copy .accent { color:#57d0db; font-weight:700; }
.featured-book-copy .book-title { display:inline-block; margin-bottom:4px; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.05rem; line-height:1.25; color:#fff; }
.featured-book-copy .accent { font-size:.85rem; letter-spacing:.04em; }
.featured-book-copy em { font-style:italic; font-weight:700; }

/* Featured books — Swiper on every breakpoint: 1-up on mobile (with dots), scaling up to a
   6-up static-looking row on desktop (row-cols-lg-6 equivalent, dots hidden — see responsive.css). */
.featured-books-slider { overflow:hidden; }
.featured-books-slider .swiper-slide { height:auto; }
.featured-books-slider .swiper-slide .featured-book-card { height:100%; }
.featured-books-pagination {
  display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:4px; margin-top:28px; position:static;
}
.featured-books-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  width:7px; height:7px; border-radius:8px; background:rgba(20,36,58,.18); opacity:1; margin:0; transition:.25s ease;
}
.featured-books-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet-active { background:var(--gold); }
/* Five-second value strip */
.value-strip { background: var(--navy); color:#fff; }
.value-item { padding: 28px 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.value-item:first-child { border-left:0; }
.value-item strong { display:block; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.18rem; font-weight:400; margin-bottom:4px; }
.value-item span { color:rgba(255,255,255,.58); font-size:.72rem; }

/* Editorial intro */
.statement {text-align:center;background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f8f3e9 0%, var(--paper) 100%);}
.statement h2 { max-width: 980px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
.statement .lead { max-width:760px; margin:0 auto; }

.statement-tag {
  color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(169,130,73,.4);
  transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.statement-tag:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }

.statement-rule {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  width: fit-content; margin: 48px auto 0; color: var(--gold); opacity: .8;
  transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.statement-rule-line { width: 1px; height: 56px; background: var(--gold); }
.statement-rule svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: currentColor; fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; animation: statement-bounce 2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.statement-rule:hover { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(3px); }

@keyframes statement-bounce {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(5px); }
}

/* Featured services */
.services-intro .lead { margin-bottom: 0; }
.feature-service { border-top:1px solid var(--line); }
.feature-service:last-of-type { border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.feature-service .row { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; align-items:stretch; }
.feature-service .row > [class*="col-"] { width:auto; max-width:none; }
.service-media {min-height: 740px;height:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#ddd;}
.service-media::after { content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent 55%,rgba(14,26,42,.23)); }
.service-media.editing { background: url('../images/service-media-1.webp') center/cover; }
.service-media.publishing { background: url('../images/service-media-2.webp') center/cover; }
.service-copy { height:100%; padding: clamp(54px, 7vw, 100px); display:flex; flex-direction:column; justify-content:center; background:var(--paper); }
.service-copy .service-index { color:var(--gold); font-size:.7rem; letter-spacing:.18em; font-weight:700; margin-bottom:28px; }
.service-copy p {max-width: 100%;}
.service-list { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:9px 22px; margin:24px 0 30px; padding:0; list-style:none; color:#5c6268; font-size:.87rem; }
.service-list li::before { content:"—"; color:var(--gold); margin-right:8px; }

.service-cards { border-top:1px solid var(--line); border-left:1px solid var(--line); }
.service-card {background:var(--paper);padding:42px 34px;min-height: 335px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:.25s ease;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
.service-card:hover { background:#faf7f0; }
.service-card .icon { width:42px; height:42px; margin-bottom:32px; color:var(--gold); }
.service-card .icon svg { width:100%; height:100%; stroke:currentColor; fill:none; stroke-width:1.4; }
.service-card h4 { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.65rem; font-weight:400; color:var(--navy); }
.service-card p { font-size:.88rem; flex:1; }
.service-card .text-link { margin-top:18px; align-self:flex-start; }

/* Service cards — Swiper on mobile (2-up, swipeable, with dots), and Swiper's Grid module
   (3 cols x 2 rows) from md up so all 6 sit in one static-looking block, same as before —
   dots are hidden past that point in responsive.css since there's nothing left to swipe. */
.service-cards-slider .swiper-slide { height:auto; }
.service-cards-slider .swiper-slide .service-card { height:100%; }
.service-cards-pagination {
  display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:4px; margin-top:24px; position:static;
}
.service-cards-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  width:7px; height:7px; border-radius:8px; background:rgba(20,36,58,.18); opacity:1; margin:0; transition:.25s ease;
}
.service-cards-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet-active { background:var(--gold); }

/* Why us */
.why-list { border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.why-item { display:grid; grid-template-columns:68px 1fr; gap:24px; padding:31px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.why-num { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:2rem; color:var(--gold-light); }
.why-item h4 { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.55rem; font-weight:400; color:#fff; }
.why-item p { font-size:.9rem; margin-bottom:0; }

/* Process */
.process-head { max-width:840px; margin-bottom:62px; }
.process { border-top:1px solid var(--line); }
.process-step { padding:34px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.process-step .num { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:2.5rem; color:var(--gold); }
.process-step h4 { font-family:var(--serif); color:var(--navy); font-size:1.55rem; font-weight:400; }
.process-step p { margin-bottom:0; font-size:.93rem; }

/* Genres */
.genres-grid { border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark); border-left:1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.genre { min-height:145px; padding:26px; border-right:1px solid var(--line-dark); border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-dark); display:flex; align-items:flex-end; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
.genre::before { content:""; position:absolute; width:76px; height:76px; border:1px solid rgba(214,190,150,.15); border-radius:50%; right:-20px; top:-20px; transition:.25s ease; }
.genre:hover::before { transform:scale(1.7); border-color:rgba(214,190,150,.28); }
.genre span { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.35rem; color:#fff; position:relative; }

/* About / editorial */
.about-image { position:relative; min-height:640px; overflow:hidden; background:#ddd; }
.about-image::before { content:""; position:absolute; inset:24px; border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55); z-index:1; }
.about-video { position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; object-position:center; z-index:0; }
.about-badge { position:absolute; right:-24px; bottom:48px; width:180px; height:180px; background:var(--burgundy); color:#fff; display:grid; place-items:center; text-align:center; padding:20px; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.2rem; line-height:1.12; z-index:2; box-shadow:var(--shadow); }
.about-copy .lead { margin-bottom:22px; }
.about-note { border-left:1px solid var(--gold); padding-left:20px; font-size:.85rem; color:#797c80; margin-top:28px; }
.section_about h2{font-size: 50px;}

/* Portfolio studies */
.portfolio-head { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:end; gap:50px; margin-bottom:56px; }
.portfolio-head .lead { max-width:550px; margin-bottom:0; }
.portfolio-item { text-align:center; }
.portfolio-book {
  width:86%; margin:0 auto 28px; aspect-ratio:.66; box-shadow:0 22px 50px rgba(14,26,42,.17); position:relative;
  overflow:hidden; background:#ddd; transition:.25s ease;
}
.portfolio-book:hover { transform:translateY(-8px); }
.portfolio-book img { position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; }
.portfolio-book::before { content:""; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; bottom:0; width:7px; background:rgba(0,0,0,.16); z-index:1; }
.portfolio-item p { font-size:.72rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; color:#888b8e; }

/* Testimonials */
.testimonials-section {position:relative;overflow:hidden;background: white;}
.testimonials-section::before {
  content:""; position:absolute; width:520px; height:520px; border:1px solid rgba(169,130,73,.14); border-radius:50%; left:-260px; top:-180px; pointer-events:none;
}
.testimonials-section .narrow { margin-bottom:56px; }
.quote-mark { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:3.4rem; line-height:.5; color:var(--gold); }
.placeholder-label { font-size:.67rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.14em; color:#92969b; }

.testimonial-viewport { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:22px; }
.testimonial-slider { flex:1; min-width:0; overflow:hidden; }
.testimonial-slider .swiper-slide { height:auto; }

.testimonial-slide {
  height:100%; background:var(--navy-deep); color:rgba(255,255,255,.88); padding:clamp(32px,3.2vw,48px);
  border-radius:4px; box-shadow:var(--shadow); position:relative; overflow:hidden; display:flex; flex-direction:column;
}
.testimonial-slide::before {
  content:"\201C"; position:absolute; right:18px; top:-28px; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:8.5rem; line-height:1;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,.045); pointer-events:none;
}
.testimonial-slide::after {
  content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; border-radius:4px; padding:1px;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(214,190,150,.35), rgba(214,190,150,0) 45%);
  -webkit-mask:linear-gradient(#fff 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#fff 0 0);
  mask:linear-gradient(#fff 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#fff 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite:xor; mask-composite:exclude; pointer-events:none;
}
.testimonial-slide .quote-mark { position:relative; color:var(--gold-light); font-size:2.6rem; }
.testimonial-slide blockquote {
  position:relative; flex:1; margin:8px 0 28px; font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:400; color:#fff;
  font-size:clamp(1.12rem,1.5vw,1.36rem); line-height:1.4;
}
.testimonial-meta { position:relative; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:14px; padding-top:20px; border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.testimonial-avatar {
  flex-shrink:0; width:38px; height:38px; border:1px solid var(--gold); border-radius:50%; display:grid; place-items:center;
  font-family:var(--serif); font-size:.82rem; letter-spacing:.04em; color:var(--gold-light);
}
.testimonial-meta .placeholder-label { color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.testimonial-name { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:.92rem; color:#fff; line-height:1.3; }
.testimonial-role { font-size:.67rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.14em; color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); margin-top:2px; }

.testimonial-nav {
  flex-shrink:0; width:52px; height:52px; border-radius:50%; border:1px solid rgba(20,36,58,.18);
  background:#fff; color:var(--navy); cursor:pointer; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
  box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(20,36,58,.08); transition:.25s ease;
}
.testimonial-nav svg { width:20px; height:20px; fill:none; stroke:currentColor; stroke-width:1.8; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.testimonial-nav:hover { background:var(--gold); border-color:var(--gold); color:#fff; transform:translateY(-2px); box-shadow:0 14px 30px rgba(169,130,73,.28); }
.testimonial-nav.swiper-button-disabled { opacity:.35; cursor:default; transform:none; box-shadow:none; }
.testimonial-nav.swiper-button-disabled:hover { background:#fff; border-color:rgba(20,36,58,.18); color:var(--navy); }

.testimonial-pagination {
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
  gap: 4px;
  margin-top:36px;
  position:static;
}
.testimonial-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 8;
  background:rgba(20,36,58,.18);
  opacity:1;
  margin:0;
  transition:.25s ease;
}
.testimonial-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet-active { background:var(--gold); }

/* Forms */
label { display:block; margin-bottom:7px; font-size:.71rem; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.05em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#50545a; }
input, select, textarea {
  width:100%; border:1px solid #d8d2c8; background:#fff; color:var(--ink); border-radius:0; padding:14px 15px; outline:none; transition:.2s ease;
}
input:focus, select:focus, textarea:focus { border-color:var(--gold); box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(169,130,73,.09); }
textarea { min-height:140px; resize:vertical; }
.form-panel { border:1px solid var(--line); padding:38px; background:#fff; box-shadow:0 18px 55px rgba(14,26,42,.055); }
.hero-form-card {
  position:relative; text-align:left; padding:36px; overflow:hidden;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.06); border:1px solid rgba(214,190,150,.3);
  backdrop-filter:blur(16px); -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(16px);
  box-shadow:0 34px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
/* Corner tag flush inside the card's own top-right corner (not floating outside it) — a
   "live" style status chip: solid red, square corners, with a small bright-green dot that
   blinks rather than the whole tag. */

/* Same form, used off the hero — on a plain white/light section instead of over a dark
   photo. The default card is a translucent white "glass" tint meant to blur a dark image
   behind it, which reads as almost invisible on white; this swaps it for a solid navy fill
   (one of our two brand colors) so the card itself carries the contrast instead. Everything
   else (white text, gold accents) already works unchanged on a dark fill. */
.hero-form-card-navy {
  background:var(--navy); border-color:rgba(214,190,150,.22);
  backdrop-filter:none; -webkit-backdrop-filter:none;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);
}
.hero-form-card::before {
  content:""; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; width:100%; height:3px;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-light));
}
.hero-form-head { display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:14px; margin-bottom:28px; }
.hero-form-icon {
  flex-shrink:0; width:44px; height:44px; border-radius:50%; border:1px solid rgba(214,190,150,.4);
  display:grid; place-items:center;
}
.hero-form-icon svg { width:19px; height:19px; stroke:var(--gold-light); fill:none; stroke-width:1.5; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.hero-form-card h4 { font-family:var(--serif); font-weight:400; color:#fff; font-size:1.35rem; margin-bottom:4px; }
.hero-form-head p { font-size:.82rem; color:rgba(255,255,255,.5); margin:0; }
.hero-form { display:grid; gap:15px; }
.hero-form label { color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.hero-form input {
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); color:#fff;
}
.hero-form input::placeholder { color:rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.hero-form input:focus { border-color:var(--gold-light); box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(214,190,150,.15); }
.full-form { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:18px; }
.full-form .full { grid-column:1 / -1; }
.form-note { padding:20px 0 0; color:#8b8e92; font-size:.72rem; line-height:1.55; }

.contact-info { list-style:none; margin:36px 0 0; padding:0; display:grid; gap:22px; }
.contact-info li { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:16px; }
.contact-icon {
  flex-shrink:0; width:46px; height:46px; border:1px solid rgba(20,36,58,.14); border-radius:50%;
  display:grid; place-items:center; color:var(--gold);
}
.contact-icon svg { width:20px; height:20px; stroke:currentColor; fill:none; stroke-width:1.4; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.contact-label { display:block; font-size:.67rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.12em; color:#92969b; margin-bottom:2px; }
.contact-info a, .contact-info span:not(.contact-label) { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.05rem; color:var(--navy); }
.contact-info a:hover { color:var(--gold); }

/* FAQ */
.faq-list { border-top:1px solid var(--line); }
details { border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
summary { cursor:pointer; list-style:none; padding:24px 38px 24px 0; position:relative; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.3rem; color:var(--navy); transition:color .25s ease; }
summary::-webkit-details-marker { display:none; }
summary::after {
  content:"+"; position:absolute; right:0; top:21px; font-family:var(--sans); color:var(--gold); font-size:1.35rem; font-weight:300;
  display:inline-block; transition:transform .3s ease;
}
details[open] summary { color:var(--gold); }
details[open] summary::after { transform:rotate(135deg); }
details:not([open]) p { display:block !important; }
details p {
  padding:0 44px 0 0; font-size:.9rem; overflow:hidden; max-height:0; opacity:0;
  transition:max-height .4s ease, opacity .3s ease, padding-bottom .4s ease;
}
details[open] p { max-height:400px; opacity:1; padding-bottom:24px; }

.index-wrap-brands-logo{background: #f9f9f9;padding: 26px 0;border-top: 1px solid #00000012;border-bottom: 1px solid #00000012;}
.index-wrap-brands-logo .brands-logo-list { flex-shrink:0; gap:96px; padding-right:96px; white-space:nowrap; }
.index-wrap-brands-logo ul li img {height:46px;width:auto;transition: 0.3s linear;}
.index-wrap-brands-logo ul li img:hover { filter: grayscale(0); }

/* Service page — "About This Service" intro */
.service-about-visual { position:relative; max-width:440px; margin:0 auto; }
.service-about-frame {
  position:absolute; z-index:0; inset:-22px -22px 22px 22px; border:2px solid var(--gold); pointer-events:none;
}
.service-about-photo { position:relative; z-index:1; aspect-ratio:4/5; overflow:hidden; box-shadow:var(--shadow); }
.service-about-photo img { width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; }
.service-about-badge {
  position:absolute; z-index:2; right:-18px; bottom:-18px; width:76px; height:76px; border-radius:50%;
  background:var(--burgundy); color:#fff; display:grid; place-items:center;
  font-family:var(--serif); font-size:2.6rem; line-height:0; padding-top:.2em; box-shadow:var(--shadow);
}

/* Same offset-frame technique as .service-about-frame (an outlined rectangle peeking out
   from behind the visual, for that "layered depth" look) but mirrored to peek out on the
   bottom-left instead of the top-right, and sized for a form card rather than a photo. */
.banner-form-visual { position:relative; }
.banner-form-frame {
  position:absolute; z-index:0; inset:22px 22px -22px -22px; border:2px solid var(--gold); pointer-events:none;
}
.banner-form-visual .hero-form-card { position:relative; z-index:1; }

/* Service page — sub-services hover-accordion stepper */
.subservices-section {overflow:hidden;background: linear-gradient(
55deg, #14243a 0%, #051327 100%);}
.stepper-row {display:flex;align-items:stretch;gap:14px;min-height:440px;justify-content: center;}
.stepper-item {
  position:relative;
  display:flex;
  flex:0 0 84px;
  flex-direction:column;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #a98249;
  overflow:hidden;
  cursor:pointer;
  padding:30px 14px;
  transition:flex-basis .5s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1), background .5s ease, border-radius .5s ease, padding .5s ease, box-shadow .5s ease;
  border: 1px solid #a982495c;
}
.stepper-item:focus-within, .stepper-item.is-active {
  flex-basis: 430px;
  background: #f8f3e9;
  border-radius:16px;
  padding:34px 30px;
  box-shadow:0 34px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.stepper-number {
  font-family:var(--serif);
  font-size:2rem;
  line-height:1;
  color: #ffffff;
  writing-mode:vertical-rl;
  transform:rotate(180deg);
  margin:0 auto;
  width:fit-content;
  transition:color .3s ease;
}
.stepper-item:focus-within .stepper-number, .stepper-item.is-active .stepper-number {
  writing-mode:horizontal-tb; transform:none; margin:0; color:var(--line); font-size:2.2rem;
}
.stepper-content {
  display:flex; flex-direction:column;
  max-height:0; opacity:0; overflow:hidden; text-align:left;
  transition:max-height .4s ease, opacity .25s ease, margin-top .4s ease;
}
.stepper-item:focus-within .stepper-content, .stepper-item.is-active .stepper-content {
  flex:1 1 auto; max-height:600px; opacity:1; margin-top:22px;
  transition:max-height .5s ease .1s, opacity .4s ease .18s, margin-top .5s ease .1s;
}
.stepper-content .text-link {margin-top:auto;padding-top:22px;font-weight: 400;}
.stepper-icon {
  display:grid; place-items:center; width:52px; height:52px; border:1px solid rgba(169,130,73,.35);
  border-radius:50%; margin-bottom:20px; color:var(--gold); flex-shrink:0;
}
.stepper-icon svg { width:24px; height:24px; stroke:currentColor; fill:none; stroke-width:1.4; }
.stepper-content h4 { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.22rem; font-weight:400; color:var(--navy); white-space:normal; }
.stepper-content p { font-size:.86rem; margin-bottom:0; color:var(--muted); }

/* Footer */
footer {background:var(--navy-deep);color:rgba(255,255,255,.68);padding: 60px 0 18px;}
footer .brand-type { color:#fff; }
footer .brand-mark { color:#fff; }
.footer-intro { max-width:390px; margin-top:22px; font-size:.88rem; color:rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
footer h4 { color:#fff; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.12em; font-size:.72rem; }
footer a { display:block; padding:5px 0; font-size:.82rem; transition:.2s ease; }
footer a:hover { color:var(--gold-light); }
.footer-bottom {margin-top:58px;padding-top: 18px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);font-size:.72rem;}

.footer-contact { list-style:none; margin:0 0 22px; padding:0; }
.footer-contact li { display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:10px; margin-bottom:14px; }
.footer-contact svg { flex-shrink:0; width:16px; height:16px; margin-top:2px; stroke:var(--gold-light); fill:none; stroke-width:1.4; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.footer-contact span, .footer-contact a { display:block; padding:0; font-size:.82rem; color:rgba(255,255,255,.68); }
.footer-contact a:hover { color:var(--gold-light); }
.footer-social { display:flex; gap:10px; }
.footer-social a {
  display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; width:36px; height:36px; padding:0;
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius:50%; transition:.2s ease;
}
.footer-social a:hover { border-color:var(--gold-light); background:rgba(255,255,255,.06); }
.footer-social svg { width:15px; height:15px; stroke:rgba(255,255,255,.75); fill:none; stroke-width:1.5; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; transition:.2s ease; }
.footer-social a:hover svg { stroke:var(--gold-light); }

/* Sticky conversion */
.side-cta-group { position:fixed; right:0; top:48%; z-index:70; display:flex; flex-direction:column; }
.side-cta { writing-mode:vertical-rl; transform:rotate(180deg); background:var(--gold); color:#fff; padding:18px 11px; font-size:.66rem; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:700; }
.side-cta-chat { background:var(--navy); }

/* Motion */
.reveal { opacity:0; transform:translateY(24px); transition:opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
.reveal.visible { opacity:1; transform:none; }

/* inner service css */
.hero_inner-service h1{font-size: 70px;margin-bottom: 20px;}
.hero_inner-service-publishing{
  background: url('../images/book-publishing/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-marketing{
  background: url('../images/book-marketing/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-branding-and-publicity{
  background: url('../images/branding-and-publicity/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-video-book-trailers{
  background: url('../images/video-book-trailers/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-web-design-and-seo{
  background: url('../images/web-design-and-seo/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-cover-design-and-typesetting{
  background: url('../images/cover-design-and-typesetting/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-audio-books{
  background: url('../images/audio-books/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service-editing{
  background: url('../images/book-editing/banner-img.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-service::before{
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(14,26,42,.97) 0%, rgba(14,26,42,.93) 30%, rgba(14,26,42,.6) 62%, rgba(14,26,42,.32) 100%);
}

/* Fiction genre page — hero variant */
.hero_inner-fiction h1{font-size: 70px;margin-bottom: 20px;}
.hero_inner-fiction{
  background: url('../images/hero_inner-service-bg.webp') right center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-fiction::before{
  background: unset;
}
.hero.hero_inner-fiction{
  padding: 50px 0px;
}
/* About page — hero variant (centered, symmetric overlay) */
.hero_inner-about {
  background: url('../images/service-media-2.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
}
.hero_inner-about::before {
  background: #251600e0;
}

/* About page — hero "pillars" row (honest, non-numeric differentiators) */
.hero-pillars {
  display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; gap:0;
  margin-top:52px; padding-top:38px; border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.hero-pillar {
  flex:1 1 220px; max-width:280px; padding:0 30px; text-align:center;
  border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.hero-pillar:first-child { border-left:0; }
.hero-pillar strong { display:block; font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.3rem; font-weight:400; color:#fff; margin-bottom:9px; }
.hero-pillar span { display:block; font-size:.84rem; line-height:1.65; color:rgba(255,255,255,.62); }

/* Two-column variant (no icon) — e.g. Vision / Mission — same row width, wider columns */
.hero-pillars-2 .hero-pillar { flex:1 1 0; max-width:560px; padding:0 46px; }
.hero-pillars-2 .hero-pillar strong { font-size:1.45rem; margin-bottom:12px; }


/* About page — "What We Value" cards */
.value-card {
  height:100%; padding:44px 32px; text-align:center; border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:4px;
  transition:box-shadow .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.value-card:hover { box-shadow:var(--shadow); transform:translateY(-4px); }
.value-card-icon {
  display:grid; place-items:center; width:60px; height:60px; margin:0 auto 22px;
  border:1px solid rgba(169,130,73,.35); border-radius:50%; color:var(--gold);
}
.value-card-icon svg { width:26px; height:26px; stroke:currentColor; fill:none; stroke-width:1.4; stroke-linecap:round; stroke-linejoin:round; }
.value-card h4 { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:1.3rem; font-weight:400; color:var(--navy-deep); margin-bottom:10px; }
.value-card p { font-size:.92rem; margin-bottom:0; }

.section.section-sm.privacy-section h3{
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 600;
}